WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 6, 2026 – Kate Riley, President and CEO of America’s Public Television Stations, made the following statement on vote by the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to dissolve the organization.
“The winddown and now dissolution of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is the direct result of the rescission of public media funding last year. The consequences of that rescission continue to ripple throughout the public media system and the communities that depend on their local stations for lifesaving public safety services, exceptional education resources, and local storytelling that binds communities together and reflects their unique history, culture and aspirations for the future.
“CPB and its extraordinary leadership and stewardship of the federal funding for local public broadcasting stations has helped make much of this work possible for nearly 60 years. The loss of CPB will be felt in every community large and small throughout this country.
“Local stations and the essential services they provide their communities continue to be at risk. We call on Congress to act now to restore some level of support for local stations in the final FY 2026 funding bills.”
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